German Luge Championships 2018

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German Luge Championships 2018

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Men's Ladies
winner
Single seater Felix Hole Natalie Geisenberger
Two-seater Robin Geueke / David Gamm
Team relay Natalie Geisenberger , Felix Loch , Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt

The German Luge Championships 2018 took place on November 18, 2018 in the Veltins-Eisarena in Winterberg . The championships were also the last selection and qualification races for the Luge World Cup 2018/19 .

The titles went to defending champion Natalie Geisenberger in the women's singles, Felix Loch in the men's singles and Robin Geueke / David Gamm in the doubles. For the third time, a team relay was held at the German championships, which was again won by the “Sunshine Training Group” around Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt .

Defending champion

At the German Luge Championships 2017 in Altenberg, Natalie Geisenberger won in the women's singles, Andi Langenhan in the men’s singles and Toni Eggert / Sascha Benecken in the men’s doubles. Last year, Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt secured victory in the team relay. Langenhan and Eggert / Benecken did not take part in the German Championships in 2018. While Langenhan had ended his active career after the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , Eggert / Benecken decided not to start in Winterberg after a training deficit resulting from an injury to pilot Toni Eggert.

  • Natalie Geisenberger, defending champion in the women's singles

  • Andi Langenhan, defending champion in the men's singles

  • Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken, defending champions in the men's doubles

  • Natalie Geisenberger, Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt, defending champions in the team relay

Results

Women

Natalie Geisenberger, German champion
space sportswoman society Terms time
1 Natalie Geisenberger ASV Miesbach 55.711 s
55.553 s 		1: 51.264 minutes
2 Tatjana Huefner RC Blankenburg 55.688 s
55.615 s 		1:+0.039 s
3 Julia Taubitz WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal 55.829 s
55.530 s 		1:+0.095 s
4th Dajana Eitberger RC Ilmenau 55.731 s
55.629 s 		1:+0.096 s
5 Jessica Tiebel RRC Altenberg 55.740 s
55.792 s 		1:+0.268
6th Anna Berreiter RC Berchtesgaden 56.135 s
55.812 s 		1:+0.683 s
7th Cheyenne Rosenthal BSC Winterberg 56.163 s
55.986 s 		1:+0.885 s
8th Tina Alexandra Mueller BRC Thuringia 56.251 s
56.134 s 		1:+1.121 s
9 Antonia Weisemann RSV Schmalkalden 56.506 s
56.551 s 		1:+1.793 s

Geisenberger won their sixth national title single. World champion Tatjana Hüfner took second place , Julia Taubitz took third place, ahead of Dajana Eitberger , who went to the Olympics, and Jessica Tiebel, world junior champion . Taubitz drove the fastest time of the entire field in the second run and thus pushed Eitberger off the podium. Anna Berreiter, Cheyenne Rosenthal, Tina Alexandra Müller and Antonia Weisemann took the other places.

Natalie Geisenberger, Dajana Eitberger, Tatjana Hüfner and Julia Taubitz qualified as World Cup starters.

Men

Felix Loch, German champion
space athlete society Terms time
1 Felix Hole RC Berchtesgaden 51.829 s
51.654 s 		1: 43.483 s
2 Chris Eissler ESV locomotive Zwickau 51.789 s
51.877 s 		1:+0.183 s
3 Sebastian Bley RT Suhl 51.886 s
51.957 s 		1:+0.360 s
4th Max Langenhan BRC 05 Friedrichroda 51.843 s
52.046 s 		1:+0.406 s
5 Johannes Ludwig BSR Rennsteig Oberhof 52.101 s
51.828 s 		1:+0.446 s
6th Ralf Palik WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal 52.102 s
52.003 s 		1:+0.622 s
7th Markus Hummer RC Berchtesgaden 52.169 s
52.203 s 		1:+0.889 s
8th Christian Paffe BRC Hallenberg 52.081 s
52.304 s 		1:+0.902 s
9 Moritz Bollmann RRV Sonneberg 52.364 s
52.123 s 		1:+1.004 s
10 Mathias Ertel RRC Altenberg 52.511 s
52.500 s 		1:+1.528 s
11 Thomas Jaensch RRC Zella-Mehlis 52.680 s
52.531 s 		1:+1.325 s

In the men's single-seater, World Cup winner Felix Loch won ahead of Chris Eißler and Sebastian Bley . Junior world champion Max Langenhan came in fourth, ahead of Olympic third-party Johannes Ludwig , who set a new start record, and Ralf Palik . On the other places followed Markus Hummer , Christian Paffe , Moritz Bollmann , Mathis Ertel and Thomas Jaensch . Loch, Bley, Langenhan and Eißler improved the previous track record in run 1. Eißler started the second run lying on rank 1, but in the end he had to admit defeat to Felix Loch, who improved the track record again.

The World Cup starting places were awarded to Johannes Ludwig, Chris Eißler, Felix Loch, Sebastian Bley and Max Langenhan.

Men's two-seater

Robin Geueke and David Gamm, German champions
space athlete society Terms time
1 Robin Geueke / David Gamm BSC Winterberg 43.314 s
43.225 s 		1: 26.539 minutes
2 Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt RC Berchtesgaden / WSV Königssee 43.386 s
43.191 s 		1:+0.038 s
3 Florian Löffler / Florian Berkes RSV Sonneberg / Schalkau 43.488 s
43.328 s 		1:+0.277 s
4th Nico Semmler / Johannes Pfeiffer BRC Ilsenburg / WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal 43.706 s
43.508 s 		1:+0.675 s
5 Max Richard Ewald / Jakob Jannusch RT Suhl / RRV Sonneberg 44,567 s
43,531 s 		1:+1.559 s
6th Hannes Orlamünder / Paul Constantin Gubitz RRC Zella-Mehlis 44.789 s
43.379 s 		1:+1.629 s

The World Cup winners of the 2017/18 season, Toni Eggert and Sascha Benecken , decided not to take part in the German championships. The local heroes Robin Geueke and David Gamm won ahead of the Olympic champions Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt as well as Florian Löffler and Florian Berkes . Nico Semmler / Johannes Pfeiffer , Max Richard Ewald / Jakob Jannusch and the junior vice world champions Hannes Orlamünder / Paul Constantin Gubitz followed on the other ranks.

Eggert / Benecken, Wendl / Arlt and Geueke / Gamm secured the three double-seaters starting places.

Team relay

Team relay around Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt (from left to right)
space athlete society Terms time
1 Natalie Geisenberger
Felix Loch
Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt 		ASV Miesbach
RC Berchtesgaden
RC Berchtesgaden / WSV Königssee 		46.524 s
48.125 s
48.453 s 		2: 23.102 minutes
2 Cheyenne Rosenthal
Christian Paffe
Robin Geueke / David Gamm 		BSC Winterberg
BRC Hallenberg
BSC Winterberg 		46.678 s
48.276 s
48.421 s 		1:+0.273 s
3 Dajana Eitberger
Johannes Ludwig
Florian Löffler / Florian Berkes 		RC Ilmenau
BSR Rennsteig Oberhof
RSV Sonneberg / Schalkau 		46.798 s
48.291 s
48.682 s 		1:+0.669 s
4th Julia Taubitz
Sebastian Bley
Max Richard Ewald / Jakob Jannusch 		WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
RT Suhl
RT Suhl / RRV Sonneberg 		46.744 s
48.146 s
49.003 s 		1:+0.791 s
5 Tatjana Hüfner
Max Langenhan
Hannes Orlamünder / Paul Constanin Gubitz 		RC Blankenburg
BRC 05 Friedrichroda
RRC Zella-Mehlis 		46.697 s
48.277 s
49.011 s 		1:+0.833 s
DSQ Jessica Tiebel
Chris Eißler
Nico Semmler / Johannes Pfeiffer 		RRC Altenberg
WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
BRC Ilsenburg / WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal

The "Sunshine Training Group" around Natalie Geisenberger , Felix Loch and Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt secured the German championship title ahead of the team relay around Cheyenne Rosenthal , Christian Paffe and Robin Geueke / David Gamm as well as Dajana Eitberger , Johannes Ludwig and Florian Löffler / Florian Berkes . Outside the podium, the team relays led by Julia Taubitz , Sebastian Bley and Max Richard Ewald / Jakob Jannusch as well as Tatjana Hüfner , Max Langenhan and Hannes Orlamünder / Paul Constanin Gubitz crossed the finish line. The sixth starting team relay around Jessica Tiebel , Chris Eißler and Nico Semmler / Johannes Pfeiffer was disqualified after junior world champion Jessica Tiebel failed to hit the touchpad to hand it over to the next starter at the finish.

Sources and further reading

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Paul Senske: German Luge Championships in the VELTINS-EisArena. In: veltins-eisarena.de. Veltins-Eisarena , November 13, 2018, accessed November 18, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tobogganing: German team relay crowns a perfect Oberhof weekend. Eurosport , February 5, 2017, accessed November 18, 2018 .